https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 14 May 2026 16:04:31 +0000 Thu, 29 May 2025 16:57:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=110315 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=110315&PID=195225&title=which-current-nvme-ssd-is-compatible-with-b450pound#195225 Author: radry
Subject: 110315
Posted: 29 May 2025 at 4:57pm

Read the link and this document:
https://www.asrock.com/support/qa/Technical%20NNotes%20-%20Storage%20Device%20Compatibility.pdf

It is known that Asrock B450 mainboards M.2 PCIe slot has problems with newer SSDs because of a different pinout.

If you google the issue you find many people facing issues.]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 16:57:27 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=110315&PID=195225&title=which-current-nvme-ssd-is-compatible-with-b450pound#195225 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=110315&PID=195203&title=which-current-nvme-ssd-is-compatible-with-b450pound#195203 Author: eccential
Subject: 110315
Posted: 29 May 2025 at 4:09am

What pin mismatch?

I have a bunch of Fata1ity B450/ITX and X470/ITX boards (basically the same things, with the chipset swapped), and I've never had a problem with NVMe drives. I've had Samsung 970 PRO (512GB and 1TB), SK Hynix P31 (1TB), Crucial P5 Plus (2TB). I don't see why there would be any problems with newer NVMe drives.

Note, don't buy one with giant heatsink, because the m.2 slot is at the bottom of the motherboard. I'd stuck tiny heatsinks on mine before, because back-of-the-motherboard on most cases aren't cooled very well. I've even done custom hack to use some thermal pads and copper plate to turn the bottom of the case into a heatsink.
]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 04:09:02 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=110315&PID=195203&title=which-current-nvme-ssd-is-compatible-with-b450pound#195203 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=110315&PID=195164&title=which-current-nvme-ssd-is-compatible-with-b450pound#195164 Author: radry
Subject: 110315
Posted: 29 May 2025 at 1:33am

I wanted to upgrade the M.2 NVME SSD on my Fatality B450/ITX Mainboard. Unfortunately there seems to be a pin mismatch and thus most new SSDs aren't compatible anymore... Great Job Asrock..

Anyway, the SSDs listed to be compatible aren't sold anymore but I need a 2TB one.
https://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/fatal1ty%20b450%20gaming-itxac/#Storage

Anyone found a current 2TB NVME SSD that is still compatible? ]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 01:33:51 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=110315&PID=195164&title=which-current-nvme-ssd-is-compatible-with-b450pound#195164